Author Archives: Marty Ryan

Water woes

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Marty Ryan

“Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” Well (no pun intended), you can drink it, but water in the Des Moines area is as priceless as – well, water. Central Iowa has a water problem, but it’s not … Continue reading →

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Flaws in the laws – Part VII

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Marty Ryan

Apparently, research at the Iowa Capitol is a thing of the past. Senate File 397 passed the Iowa Senate and House with a total of two[1] “nay” votes between the two chambers and is waiting for the governor’s signature. SF … Continue reading →

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What were they thinking?

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Marty Ryan

This blog was written a little over two years ago as an op-ed. The newspaper to which it was submitted rejected it. Now that the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has recommended members of Congress cancel and never … Continue reading →

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Irritations II

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Marty Ryan

This blog was posted in September of 2019. Supposedly, nothing has changed – NOTHING! As I get older, I notice that I am becoming one of those old people that I despised as a young boy.  There are several things … Continue reading →

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Not even close

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Marty Ryan

I was reading a book entitled Unidentified Woman #15 by David Housewright [First Down and Out Books June 2020 – Copyright @ 2015].  The featured character, Roosevelt McKenzie, ponders the fact that a Minneapolis Star-Tribune “article dealt more with the … Continue reading →

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The Oasis

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Marty Ryan

I got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns And the beer chases my blues away And I’ll be okay Yeah, I’m not big on social graces Think I’ll slip on down to the Oasis Friends in low places … Continue reading →

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